Gary Gilbert Blanchard
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Shirley
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Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 10A Death Notice - April 7, 2016
Gary Gilbert Blanchard, 85, Grand Junction, died April 2,
2016, at HopeWest and Hospice Care Center. Services will take place
at a later date.
He was a pilot.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley; two sons, Mark Louis of Santa
Rosa, California and Eric Glen of Cedaredge; two daughters, Marin
Lieb of Beulah, California and Corin Blanchard of Montrose; and
three grandchildren.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6A Obituary - April 12, 2016
Gary Gilbert Blanchard
November 29, 1930 - April 2, 2016
Gary G. Blanchard died at HopeWest Hospice Care Center on
April 2, 2016 in Grand Junction, CO at the age of 85.
Gary was born in Glendale, CA on November 29, 1930. He
was privileged to attend Black-Foxe Military Institute for part of
his elementary education. He moved to Paonia, CO and completed
high school there and graduated in 1949. From there he attended
Colorado A&M College now known as Colorado State
University getting a degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
in 1954. While attending college he entered into the Air
Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. From there he was off
to the Air Force and fortunate to be able to attend flight school
to learn to become a pilot. After military service he was employed
by Frontier Air Lines and Continental Airlines as a commercial
pilot until retirement.
Gary resided in the Denver area for many years and moved to
Grand Junction in 1997. He was involved in volunteering for the
Division of Wildlife and the Grand Junction Visitors Center. Because
he was such an adventurist and avid fisherman his children
and grandchildren are blessed with these gifts.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley; sons, Mark Louis of Santa
Rosa, CA, and Eric Glen of Cedaredge, CO; daughters, Marin
(David) Lieb of Beulah, CO, and Corin Blanchard of Montrose,
CO. There are three grandchildren, Megan Merkosky, Christopher
Lieb and Chelsea Heitzmann.
Burial has taken place in Paonia at Cedar Hill Cemetery. A memorial
service will be held Saturday, April 23, at 11:00 a.m. at
American Lutheran Church, 631 26 1/2 Road, Grand Junction.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made payable to American
Lutheran Church, in memory of Gary Blanchard.
